طَوَيتُI folded الحَشَاthe inner heart مِنّيof me عَلَىaround حَرِّthe heat of لَوعةٍburning anguish
طَوَيتُ الحَشَا مِنّي عَلَى حَرِّ لَوعةٍ
فَجفنيso my eyelid لَهَاfor it نَهرٌa river وفيand within أضلُعيmy ribs سَقطُsparks
فَجفني لَهَا نَهرٌ وفي أضلُعي سَقطُ
I folded my heart within me around the heat of anguish.
So my eyelid is a river for it, and within my ribs are sparks.
طُبِعتَyou were fashioned عَلَىfor حِبٍّa beloved هَوايَmy passion هَوانَةًabasement
طُبِعتَ عَلَى حِبٍّ هَوايَ هَوانَةً
فَيَشتَطُّso he goes to extremes فيin بُعديmy distance وفيand in القُربِnearness أشتَطُّI go to extremes
فَيَشتَطُّ في بُعدي وفي القُربِ أشتَطُّ
You, my passion, were fashioned for a beloved, in abasement.
So he goes to extremes when I am far, and I do so when near.
طَفَوتُI floated علىupon بَحرٍa sea مَنَof الحُبِّlove زاخرٍsurging
طَفَوتُ على بَحرٍ مَنَ الحُبِّ زاخرٍ
فهَاso here أناI أبدُوappear تارَةًat one moment ثمَّthen أنقَطُّI sink away
فهَا أنا أبدُو تارَةً ثمَّ أنقَطُّ
I floated upon a surging sea of love.
Here I am, appearing one moment, then sinking away.
طَلبتُI sought وِصَالاًunion ماnot وَفَيتُI fulfilled بشَرطهِwith its condition
طَلبتُ وِصَالاً ما وَفَيتُ بشَرطهِ
وإنand indeed جزاءَthe reward of الحُبِّlove يَسبِقُهprecedes it الشَّرطُthe condition
وإن جزاءَ الحُبِّ يَسبِقُه الشَّرطُ
I sought a union whose condition I had not fulfilled.
Indeed, love's reward is preceded by its condition.
طَلائعُthe heralds of شَوقِيmy longing فِيكَfor you غَيرُnot حفيّةٍsolicitous
طَلائعُ شَوقِي فِيكَ غَيرُ حفيّةٍ
فمِنso from زَفرتِيmy sigh رَسمٌa trace ومِنand from عبرَتيmy tear نَقطُdots
فمِن زَفرتِي رَسمٌ ومِن عبرَتي نَقطُ
The heralds of my longing for you show no kindness.
From my sigh comes a trace, and from my tears, dots.
طَرقُتُI came by night بِخطٍّwith a trace مِنof لِقَائِكَmeeting you لائحٍgleaming
طَرقُتُ بِخطٍّ مِن لِقَائِكَ لائحٍ
فبَيناbut just as تبدَّىit appeared قِيلit was said قدalready دَرسَfaded الخَطُّthe trace
فبَينا تبدَّى قِيل قد دَرسَ الخَطُّ
I came by night with a gleaming trace of meeting you.
But just as it appeared, it was said, 'The trace has faded.'
طَغَىoverstepped bounds بيَwith me طَرفُthe glance of الحِبِّthe beloved فيin تِيهِthe wilderness of صَبوُةٍyouthful passion
طَغَى بيَ طَرفُ الحِبِّ في تِيهِ صَبوُةٍ
فَبَيناbut just as تَبدَّىit appeared قِيلit was said قدalready درسَfaded الخَطُّthe trace
فَبَينا تَبدَّى قِيل قد درسَ الخَطُّ
The beloved's glance drove me astray in the wilderness of youthful passion.
But just as it appeared, it was said, 'The trace has faded.'
طمِعتُI hoped وَقَدand already أحببتُI loved فيfor الوَصلِunion والرِّضَاand favor
طمِعتُ وَقَد أحببتُ في الوَصلِ والرِّضَا
فَماyet not رَاحَتِيmy rest إلاَّexcept القَطيعَةُestrangement والشَّحطُand distance
فَما رَاحَتِي إلاَّ القَطيعَةُ والشَّحطُ
Having loved, I hoped for union and favor.
Yet my only rest is estrangement and distance.
طَمتrose high لُجَجٌdeep waters للحبِّof love خضتُI waded into عُبَابَهاtheir surge
طَمت لُجَجٌ للحبِّ خضتُ عُبَابَها
فلاso no سَبحَswimming يُنجينيsaves me وَقدand already بَعُدَgrew distant الشَّدُّswift running
فلا سَبحَ يُنجيني وَقد بَعُدَ الشَّدُّ
Love's deep waters rose; I waded into their surge.
No swimming saves me, and running lies far beyond reach.
طَبِيبthe physician of الهَوىpassion لَمdid not يُجدِprove useful للقَلبِfor the heart طِبُّهُhis medicine
طَبِيب الهَوى لَم يُجدِ للقَلبِ طِبُّهُ
ورُبَّand many a عِلاجٍtreatment لاnot يُساعِدُهُaids it الخِلطُthe bodily humor
ورُبَّ عِلاجٍ لا يُساعِدُهُ الخِلطُ
The physician of passion—his medicine did the heart no good.
And many a treatment finds no help from the body's humor.
Sol 6.1